Where Michael Bloomberg and senator Amy Klobuchar are nc seeg at the blue celebration event hosted by the North Carolina state Democratic Party. This is a live coverage on cspan. Terrible idea. Let us give it up for your governor, one of the best governors in the United States thankica, roy cooper you, governor. The most important thing we can do for him is to make sure he has a majority in the senate and a majority in the house. And we are going to work sidebyside with your party to make that happen because i look at what is happening the fact that you cannot expand medicaid, governor, is unconscionable. And it is because your state senate and statehouse coming your state senate has accomplished nothing. They are a donothing burger. That is what they are. And we have to move away from the donothing burger to a do something Democratic Senate under president pro tem blue and that is exactly what will happen. Congressman butterfield, congresswoman adams, they need reinforcement. And they
Heres todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. On one of the busiest travel days of the Holiday Season, in many areas the weather will not be cooperating. Millions brace for difficult travel conditions. Snow is already hammering Southern California. Flood alerts are posted in california and arizona. Reporter senator Lisa Murkowski calling out leader Mitch Mcconnell over Mitch Mcconnell saying he would be in total cord nation with the white House Counsel regarding impeachment. When i heard that, i was disturbed. Reporter in los angeles the da is reviewing eight cases in the investigation against disgraced filmmaker Harvey Weinstein. A huge fire displaced hundreds of people staying at a Minneapolis Hotel that was serving as a homeless shelter. We literally just started over and then last everything all over again. Reporter more clashes in hong kong between police and prodemocracy demonstrators. Police used teargas and pepper spray. Reporter espn reporter Edward Aschoff passed away on
Here in new york. Annemarie green is off. Im wendy gillette. President trump did not take a break from social media over christmas, and overnight he denounced his impeachment. Late last night on twitter, mr. Trump called House Speaker nancy pelosi, quote, crazy nancy, and wrote, quote, dems want to run majority republican senate. The president is spending christmas at his maralago resort in florida. He also tweeted a special christmas message. We say a special prayer for those military Service Members stationed far from home, and we renew our hope for peace among nations and joy to the world. Meanwhile, tensions are escalating over north Koreas Nuclear program. The country had sparked speculation about a Missile Launch saying it planned to send a, quote, Christmas Gift to the u. S. , but the launch never happened. Marc liverman is in new york. Marc, what action did the u. S. Apparently take ahead of this threat . Reporter good morning, wendy. In the last few days, weve seen a lot of In
Good morning. I am linda feldman, Washington Bureau chief of the Christian Science monitor. Our guest today is tom perez, chairman of the Democratic National committee. Welcome and congratulations on last night. A bit of background. Chairman perez is from buffalo, new york. He earned his bachelor degree from Brown University and a law degree from harvard. After graduating he served a number of government positions, clerked for a federal judge, was a prosecutor for ted kennedy, worked in the office of civil rights for president clinton, and in 2002, became the first hispanic member of the Montgomery County council in maryland, then serves as marylands secretary of labor. In 2009, president obama named mr. Perez head of the Civil Rights Division at the u. S. Department of justice. In 2013, president obama made him secretary of labor, and in 2017, mr. Perez was elected chairman of the Democratic National committee, which brings us to today. Now for the ground rules. We are on the record h
Kentucky, virginia, and other state races. The Christian Science monitor event also asked about the ongoing impeachment inquiry against president trump. Good morning. I am linda feldman, Washington Bureau chief of the Christian Science monitor. Tom perez,oday is chair of the Democratic National committee. Congratulations on last night. A bit of background. Chairman perez is from buffalo, new york. He earned his bachelor degree from Brown University and a law degree from harvard. He served a number of government positions, clerked for a federal judge, was a prosecutor for ted kennedy, worked in the office of civil rights for president clinton, and in 2002, became the first hispanic member of the Montgomery County council in maryland. He became secretary of labor. In 2009, president obama named mr. Perez head of the Civil Rights Division at the u. S. Department of justice. In 2015, president obama made him secretary of labor, and in 2017, mr. Perez was elected chairman of the Democratic